Trauma-Informed Professional Development: An Intervention Mapping Study

Background and Significance: Nurses are disproportionately affected by mental and physical health problems that are a result of exposure to traumatic events in the workplace. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to use intervention mapping strategies to construct interventions to address traumatic stress in nurses through trauma-informed professional development (TIPD) in a rehabilitation hospital. Design: This study used a community-based participatory research design with an intervention mapping approach. Logic models were created through input from theory, evidence from the literature, and feedback from 12 focus groups with leaders, nursing professional development practitioners, and direct-care nurses. Findings: Major themes in the logic models included safety, empowerment, peer support, and awareness. These findings were used to create specific TIPD interventions to be used with nurses in a rehabilitation hospital.